The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-27
GRAND ARMY.
Res oIutIons in Memery of Gen. John
A. Logan.
Richard X. Galley Elected Depart
ment Commander.
The Encampment closes with a
Grand Banquet.
Especial to the PREss 1

Especial to the PREss.1
BATH, Jan. 26.-The Department Encamp
ment was called to order at $50 o'clock,
Commander Lane in the chair. After the
| opening exercises the veteran ex-Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, Comrade Hanni-
bal Hamlin, made his appearance and was
rendered an impromptu reception by the
comrades. He presented in behalf of the
committee the following which were unani-
mously adopted by rising vote:
Resolved, That the comrades of the Grand Ar
| my OF the Republic for Department of Maine.
| learned with feelings of profound and unmingled
sorrow of the sad and sudden death Of our distin-
| gulshed and heroic comrade, the late Past Com
| mander-in-Chiei, Gen. John A. Logan.
| Resolved, That Gen. John A. Logan, at the time
| when called to another life as witnessed in his
| gallant and heroic services in the field. to save
| and perpetuate the life OF the nation and in his
broad and comprehensive statesmanship in the
| Senate always standing for the right, as he saw
! it. united and possessed in greater degree than
any other man the elements of both soldier and
| statesman He was truly and pre-eminently the
| great and distinguished soder-statesman Of our
country His is another marked instance of the
possibilities tie furnished by our system of govern
ment TO all its citizens Gallant, heroic and With
out Tear IN the Held and wise in the councils of the
government.
Resolved That the decease of General Logan is
great loss to the nation. His wise counsel and
his prompt and earnest action will be greatly
missed, but most by his comrades; to whom he
| field and in the care and promotion of whose
rights in the Senate he always stood in advance
upon the outer walls. His loss is mourned and
his memory will be cherished by all patriotic men
| who love Republican institutions. He was an
| honest man. the nOblest work of God. He was a
| man of strong and earnest convictions and pos
sesSed the moral courage to stand by them TO the
| end.
Resolved, That we extend our sincere and heart
| Ielt sympathy TO the mourning widow and chill
| dren OF the deceased in their sad bereavement and
uhder the rays OF faith and hope may they pass
on 'ne T snaa4ws % o. tner deep grief ana ana anne
wounds. And while we thus extend our warmest
| sympathy we feel that we can and do express
| alike our gratefulness that Mrs Logan was the
| wife of such noble husband and the children
| possessed such father.
On motion of Major Shorey the Adjutant
| General was instructed to give the resolu-
tions an entire page of the printed proceed
ings and to provide suitable illustration of
the illustrious soldier, to accompany the
resolutions, and at the suggestion of Com
rude Hamlin the Adjutant General was in
structed to furnish a copy to the family of
the deceased.
The Commander-in-Chief of the order,
ex-Gov. Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin, was
presented, most enthusiastically received
and made an admirable address.
Various eommitte reports were presented
and favorably acted upon, embracing the
recommendation of the reports of the officers.
The committee on salaries recommended
salaries for the various officers, including
$25 for the Chaplain, which was amended
to 500, and carried,a comrade suggesting that
we should ''pay more for religion and
less for quartermaster supplies" The
recommendation in the report of the COM
mittee on Chaplains. report that in the OBJ
seryance Of Memorial Day, ''Posts pay less
for cheap bands and more for flowers" was
most heartily received. A suggestion that a
committee be appointed to enumerate list
of delegates to the National Encampment
ELECTED lively debate and was defeated.
Gen James A. Hall presented resolution,
which was unanimously adopted after
some debate, as to the propriety of Depart
ment Encampments proposing pension legis-
| lation inependent of the National Encamp-
| ment and calling upon our members of Con-
| gress to use their influence to secure pen
sion of $12 per month for the widow of every
honorably discharged soldier.
Resolutions were passed relative to the
badge of the National Encampment, ETC.,
and the hour OF 230p. m. arranged for the
election of officers, after which the Encamp-
ment took recess and the comrades partic-
ipated in an informal reception to the Com
mander-in-Chief and staff.
The afternoon session of the encampment
was called to order at 2.3O and the election of
officers was proceeded with. The first bal
lot for Department Commander resulted in
no choice. Richard K. Galley of Portland
was the leading candidate. On the second
ballot Galley was elected, receiving 149 out
of 262 votes. The others elected are:
Senior Vice Commander-Samuel S. Miller of
WaldoborO.
Junior Vice Commander-M. S. Smith of Els
worth.
Medical Director-H. c. Leyensaler of Thomas
ton.
Chaplain-Q. II. shinn, Deering
Council OF Administration p w. Black, at
large, Fort Fairfield; G. w. Hadlock, Portland;
g: A. Wilson, South Paris; G. e. Wing, Wayne
WBanwrght Gushing, Foxcroft.,
Hannibal Hamlin at large, Bangor; John d. An
derson, Gray; CIV. Hadlock, Portland; H H.
L. Ames, Damariscotta; c. Dyer, Skowhegan; G.
II. Durham, Winterport; &. N. Boardman, G. G.
Downing.
Aiternates-E o. Fisher, Bowdoinham at large
G. H. Bartlett Of Sidney, H. ?. ingalls, of Portland
w. X. Dana Of Saccarappa, Z. II. Lyford af Vinal
Skowhegan, A. B. Summers and John d. Stan
wood.
The convention adjourned finally at
o'clock.
Under the auspices of Sedgewick Post,
G. A. r., camp fire was held tonight in the
Alameda Opera House, which held a gather
ing of six hundred veterans. Commander
in-chief Fairchild, Hannibal Hamlin, Gov
Bodwell Gen, C.onnor and Gen. Hyde were
among those present, and their arrival at the
hall was greeted with cheer upon cheer. At
ter singing by the children of the Orphan
Home, Mayor Wakefield extended the hospi-
talities of the city to the guests.
Gen. I. W. Hyde presided as toastmaster.
The following is list Of the toasts and re-
sponses.
The United States
All Of one nation, of one substance bred,
Though lately met in the intestine strife,
Shall now in mutual. well deserving ranks
March-all one shakespeare.
Responded to by Hon. Hannibal Hamlin.
The G. n. r.
Tried when death was near and nearest
Bound we are by ties the dearest,
Brothers evermore to be.
And if spared and growing older,
Shoulder still in line with Shoulder,
And with heart no thrill the colder,
Brothers ever shall we be-"
Responded to by Gen. Fairchild.
The State of bfaine-
The foremost picket of the common veal,
When Indians roamed the land,
The later WarfareS, time and leal-
God bless our native land
Responded to by Gov. Bodwell
our Comrades
Call back the days of former years,
BE young and strong and more.
Responded to by Chaplin Shinn.
oar Dead Comrades
Brothers, God grant when this life be DER,
In the lie to come we shall meet once more.
Responded to by Gen. Selden Connor
| The Wards of the State
! They gave their all, and only prayed that those
! Their children dear be sheltered from earth's
| woes;
! Our soldiers orphansl shall they not be dear?
Sampson spoke-that prayer was answered
here"
Responded to by J. G. Richardson.
Singing by the children; join in the chorus)
Department Of Maine
Responded to by Samuel w. Lane.
Loyal Women aud Loyal Moments Work-"In
the not distant future, as few gray and feeble
men are borne to these COMMUNICATIONS their
! pulses will again quicken when reminded of the
| Florence Nightingales of the rebellion"